Dhaka Thursday, Jun 4, 2026
- Electricity Tariff Hiked: How Much More Will Consumers Pay Each Month?
- Electricity Prices Increased for All Consumers
- Price of 12kg LPG Cylinder Reduced by Tk 55
- Approval Given to Purchase Three LNG Cargoes
- Diesel, Kerosene Prices Cut By 50p For November
- AI Boom To Fuel Natural Gas Demand In Coming Years, Report Says
- Bangladesh signs €477m deals with EU and EIB for renewable energy and more
- The Current Oil Price Rally Is Reaching Its Limits
Power Sector
Bangladesh Ambassador in Nepal Mashfee Binte Shams has announced the government’s plan to buy hydroelectric power at a roundtable in Kathmandu. She has said Bangladesh is ready to invest $2 billion for hydropower projects. She also shared Bangladesh’s renewable energy experiences at the roundtable recently. The Asian Institute of Diplomacy & International Affairs (AIDIA) and Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) jointly organised it, the organisers said in a statement. Minister... »
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid wednesday said there are eight power plants having 5,925-MW generation capacity in the public and private sector are now under implementation in the country and the plants will be completed in phases from 2018 to 2021. The state minister made the disclosure while replying to a question from treasury bench member M Israfil Alam in the Jatiya Sangsad. Nasrul said... »
Allegations are there that, the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board’s (BPDB or PDB) procurement process is engrossed in plentiful corruption. Addressing these issues, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Ministry of Power, Energy and mineral Resources have recently ordered the PDB to investigate. Complaints are there that, with compliance with some of the corrupt officials of the board, the PDB has been placing purchase orders at a much higher... »
The government wants to make electricity available to every household within 2021. Keeping this vision in mind, Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB or REB) has counted its subscriber crossing 1.75 crore in last December. In last March 2016 REB had reported having a total number of 1.5 crore of subscribers. So it suggests that, REB gained a total of 25 lacs customers in the last 7 months. A total of... »
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once again defended the construction of Rampal Coal-fired Power Plant in Bagerhat as former US vice-president Al Gore raised the issue in a plenary session of the 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The prime minister also invited Al Gore, a globally famed environmentalist, to visit Bangladesh and see for himself that “what is happening in Rampal”. “Come to Bangladesh and see yourself... »
The government has taken initiatives to construct two power plants with a total generation capacity of 1,130 MW on the bank of river Bhairab at Khalishpur industrial belt in this southwestern industrial city. Power Development Board (PDB) officials said under the government plan, one of the units with 800 mw capacity would be set up inside Khulna News Print Mills and the other with 330MW production capacity would be installed... »
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid wednesday assured the business community of supplying uninterrupted power to all industrial units within the next two-year. “Business community does not bother about power consumption. They want uninterrupted supply of power,” he said while speaking at a conference on “New Economic Thinking: Bangladesh 2030 and Beyond” at a city hotel. He said the government has been putting tireless efforts including... » 
Dr Ahmad Kaikaus, Chairman of Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council (EPRC), has been made as acting secretary of the Power Division. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a circular in this regard on Thursday. Dr Kaikaus joined the Power Division in May, 2014. Prior to his joining at the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, he worked for three years as the Deputy Chief... »
The new 400-kV transmission line from Bibiyana to Kaliakoir which was constructed by the Power Grid Company Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) has started its operation. This is the first of its kind of transmission line in the country with a capacity of 400-kV. The transmission line started its operation from today. It added around 1,000 MW of more electricity to the national grid. Power plants of the Bibiyana and Sylhet region... »
Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) started initiating electric connection to those household owners who come at the fair. No subscribers will have to go through the long and time-consuming process to avail an electric connection if he/she comes at the DESCO stall at the fair. DESCO started providing one-stop services and initiating the electric connection at their stall from the very first day of the 4-day long National Power and... »